The federal government has filed a 16-count charge against
Abubakar Malami, former attorney-general of the federation and minister of
justice, over alleged money laundering.
The charges were filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Malami’s co-defendants are his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz
Malami, and Bashir Asabe, an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties.
In the charge sheet marked FHC/ABJ/CR/700/2025, the federal
government alleged that Malami and his son, between July 2022 and June 2025,
procured Metropolitan Auto Tech Limited to “conceal the unlawful origin of the
total sum of N1, 014, 848, 500.00”.
The federal government also alleged that Malami procured
Metropolitan Auto Tech Limited to “conceal the unlawful origin of the total sum
of N600, 013, 460.4 (Six Hundred Million, Thirteen Thousand, Four Hundred and
Sixty Naira, Four Kobo) in the Sterling Bank Plc Account No. 0079182387 when
you reasonably ought to have known that the said sum formed proceeds of
unlawful activities”.
The federal government said the alleged offences contravened
the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act, 2011.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney
General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI, and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an
employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometime in November, 2022 in Abuja
within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did indirectly disguise the
unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N500, 000, 000.00 (Five Hundred Million
Naira) paid to Efab Properties Ltd paid for purchase of property known as
luxury duplex at Amazon street, Plot No. 3011 within Cadastral Zone A06 Maitama
District, Abuja in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you reasonably ought to
have known that the said N500, 000, 000.00 (Five Hundred Million Naira) formed
proceed of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
section 18(2) (a) and punishable under section 18(3) of the Money Laundering
(Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022,” the charge sheet reads in part.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI,
and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes in
September 2024 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court
conspired to disguise the unlawful origin of the aggregate sum of N1, 049, 173,
926. 13 (One Billion, Forty-Nine Million, One Hundred and Seventy-Three
Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenty-six Naira, Thirteen Kobo) paid through the
Union Bank Plc account of Meethaq Hotels Ltd Jabi savings Account No. 0179011105
between November 2022 and September 2024 and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to section 21 of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition Act)
2022 and punishable under section 18(2) (a) and (3) of the same Act.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN, and ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI
between November 2022 and October, 2025 indirectly took control of the
aggregate sum of N1, 362, 887, 872.96 (One Billion, Three Hundred and Sixty Two
Million, Eight Hundred and Eighty Seven Thousand, Eight Hundred and Seventy Two
Naira, Ninety Six Kobo paid through the savings account of Meethaq Hotels Ltd
in Union Bank Plc when you reasonably ought to have known that the said funds
formed proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence
contrary to section 18(2) (d) and punishable under section 18(3) of the Money
Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney
General of the Federation and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an employee of Rahamaniyya
Properties Ltd sometimes between November and December, 2018 in Abuja within
the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court indirectly concealed the unlawful
origin of the aggregate sum of N700, 000, 000.00 (Seven Hundred Million Naira)
paid for the purchase of the property described as No. 3 Onitsha Crescent Area
11, Garki Abuja (Hamonia Hotels Ltd) in favour of ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN when you
reasonably ought to have known that the said sum of N700, 000,000.00 formed
proceeds of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to
section 15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.
“That you ABUBAKAR MALAMI SAN whilst being the Attorney
General of the Federation, ABUBAKAR ABDULAZIZ MALAMI and HAJIA BASHIR ASABE an
employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Ltd sometimes between September 2020 and
December, 2020 in Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court,
indirectly concealed the aggregate sum of N850, 000, 000.00 (Eight Hundred and
Fifty Million Naira) paid for the purchase of property described as Plot 683
Jabi District Cadastral Zone B04 (Meethaq Hotels Ltd, Jabi) when you reasonably
ought to have known that the said sum of N850, 000, 000.00 represented proceeds
of unlawful activity and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section
15(2) (d) and punishable under section 15(3) of the Money Laundering
(Prohibition) Act, 2011 as amended.”
The federal government has also identified properties worth
billions of naira, allegedly linked to the former AGF.
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